Officer Fired After Suing Family Of Near Drowning Victim
Posted: 8:57 am EST December 5, 2007Updated: 2:04 pm EST December 5, 2007
CASSELBERRY, Fla. -- Authorities in Casselberry say a police sergeant who slipped and fell while trying to rescue a 1-year-old boy and sued his family has been fired.
PREVIOUS REPORT: Family Of Injured Boy Sued By Officer
Casselberry Police Chief John Pavlis fired Sergeant Andrea Eichhorn on Tuesday.
Eichhorn had been criticized for suing the family of Joey Cosmillo, who nearly drowned in a pool January 9th.Eichhorn's negligence law suit, filed October 1st and abandoned October 12th, claimed there was water on the floor at Cosmillo's home when police arrived. Eichhorn claimed she broke her knee and missed two months of work after she slid on the wet floor.The boy suffered brain damage and can no longer walk, talk or swallow. He lives in a nursing home and eats and breathes through tubes.Eichhorn can appeal her firing. Pavlis said the lawsuit brought public ridicule to the agency and damaged its reputation.
PREVIOUS REPORT: Family Of Injured Boy Sued By OfficerCasselberry Police Chief John Pavlis fired Sergeant Andrea Eichhorn on Tuesday.
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